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with 12 feet of rock top. The stone is of fairly good color and 

 medium grain. The quarry has been extensively worked. The 

 dip of the bed is to the north and west. The upper lifts produce 

 flag and the lower ones edge stone, all of which is sold to Hud- 

 son river bluestone co. at Saugerties. The vertical jointing is 

 quite irregular. One man employed intermittently. 



Snake rock quarries 



These quarries are on a low hill 1J miles south of Bearsville. 

 The ledge has been opened 800 feet around the hill. The bed of 

 stone is 10 to 12 feet thick, with 30 feet of rock top. The stone 

 is of medium grain and fairly good blue color with a reddish 

 tinge. The lifts are rather heavy, and the product consists of 

 rock and edge stone. The bed dips to the north and west. The 

 vertical jointing is regular and smooth. What water collects at 

 the lowest point is drained by a siphon. The product is sold 

 to Hewitt Boice at Kingston, and to the Hudson river bluestone 

 co. at Saugerties. The cost of haulage is 50$ of value of load. 



The following are the operators. 



Oscar Lasher, Woodstock. Five to six men employed during 

 the season. Quarry equipped with derrick. 



Brower & De Graff, Glenford. Three men employed during the 

 year. 



Stoutenburgh & De Graff, Glenford. Three to four men em- 

 ployed. 



Stratton & Davis, Woodstock. Two men employed. 



Bonsteil Bros., Woodstock. Two men employed. 



John Hasenpflug, Glenford. This quarry is on ledge below the 

 above quarries. The bed of stone is 4 to 5 feet thick, with 25 

 feet of rock top. The stone is of the same character as the ledge 

 above. The lifts vary from 3" to 8". The product is mainly 

 rock, which is sold to Hewitt Boice at Kingston. One man 

 employed. 



Flowers & Brower, Glenford. Quarry is situated on same ledge 

 as Hasenpflug. Two men employed. 



